HP pulls away in PCs

Our latest Chron 200 included a story on how Hewlett-Packard reclaimed the world’s No. 1 spot in the PC market.

The latest market data from International Data Corp. and Gartner show the Palo Alto giant widening its lead over rival Dell Inc.

HP shipped 17.6 percent of the 62.7 million PCs shipped in the first quarter of 2007, that’s up an impressive 28.7 percent from the same period last year, according to Gartner.

Meanwhile, Dell’s share of the market dropped to 13.9 percent, and the overall number of PCs it shipped declined about 8 percent from the same quarter last year.

IDC’s data shows HP with 19.1 percent market share, and a 28.2 percent jump in shipments, while Dell had 15.2 percent market share, and a 6.9 percent decline in shipments.

Dell continued to lead HP in the U.S. market, however. But that lead is shrinking fast.

According to Gartner, Dell had 27.9 percent of the U.S. market, but its total shipments dropped by 15.5 percent over the past year. HP had 25.7 percent of the U.S. market, and its shipments were up 25.8 from the previous year.

IDC’s has Dell also in the No. 1 spot in the U.S. market, but down 14.4 percent in shipments from the same period last year, while HP had 24.2 percent, with a 25.5 percent increase in shipments from the previous year.